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32 free events take place on Wednesday, March 16 in New York City.
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32 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, March 16, 2016

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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing. This tour takes place every day at 10am.
   Lower Manhattan,
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Saving and Recovering Data Workshop


Learn about the various types and components of computers, including basic computer terminology, an overview of operating systems, and popular software applications.
   Midtown,
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10:30 am
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Film | Peter Godrey's The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1941): Unhinged Painter


With: Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Alexis Smith. An artist’s wife develops an unexplained illness. Does it have anything to do with his paintings or masterpieces? 97 mins.
   Lincoln Square, New York, NY
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11:15 am
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Slide Lecture | Dana Spiotta discusses her latest book Innocents and Others


Dana Spiotta is the author of Stone Arabia, A National Books Critics Circle Award finalist, and Eat the Document, a finalist for the National Book Award. Spiotta is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Rome Prize for Literature. Her new novel, Innocents and Others, will be published by Scribner in March. She lives in Syracuse, New York.
   Midtown, New York, NY
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. This workshop occurs Mondays through Fridays.
   Midtown,
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 15, 2015 to May 26, 2016.
   Lower Manhattan,
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12:20 pm
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
   Lower Manhattan,
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1:00 pm
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Reading | Story Time for Grown-Ups


Love a good story? Sit back and relax as they read you a story or two. This event recurs on March 2, 9, 16 and 30.
   Midtown,
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1:00 pm
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Master Class | Joy in Singing


Art song master class with Paul Sperry.
   Lincoln Square,
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2:30 pm
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Lecture | A Discussion of The Russian Winterreise of Robert Schumann


An outstanding artist of today, Elena Sorokina, Professor and Chair of the Moscow Conservatory Department of Russian Music delivers this talk.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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3:00 pm
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Film | Abigail Fuller and Sarah Ivy's Do You Dream in Color? (2014): Documentary on Blind Students


The coming-of-age story of four courageous blind high school students as they strive to prove that their disability will not hold them back from achieving their dreams. 76 min.
   Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York, NY
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4:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Discussion Group: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho


An Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids.
   Hell's Kitchen, New York, NY
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5:30 pm
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Discussion | Changing the Literary Landscape: Trans Issues in Publishing


A conversation with Trace Peterson, Christopher Soto and others to be announced.
   Midtown, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Claudia Mason reads from her book Finding the Supermodel in You: The Insider's Guide to Teen Modeling


Supermodel and actress Claudia Mason has been featured on the covers of Vogue, Elle, W and Cosmopolitan. She joins us to discuss her new book.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Himalayan Happy Hour: Spiral Music


A free concert with artists specializing in music from the Himalayas and South Asia. Featuring Anjana Roy and Polash Gomes. Spiral Music occurs every Wednesday.
   Midtown, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Reading | National Book Critics Circle Reading 2016


Every year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English in the categories of Fiction, General Nonfiction, Biography, Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
6:00 pm
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Discussion | Brains With Music


What happens when a love of music meets a passion for science and medicine? Cognitive scientist Ted Coons and music therapist Concetta M. Tomaino talk about their work.
   Midtown, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Manny Pacheco discusses his book Forgotten Hollywood


This presentation highlights Hollywood’s Golden Age stories starring: Lionel Barrymore, Frank Morgan, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Van Heflin, Louis B. Mayer, and Jack Warner and features a documentary trailer, Triumph Over Disability: Lionel Barrymore’s Pioneering Story, with Margaret O’Brien and Debbie Reynolds.
   Midtown,
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | The Next 100 Years of Affordable Housing


This event brings together curators Matthew Gordon Lasner and Nicholas Dagen Bloom in conversation with Shola Olatoye, Chair and CEO of the New York City Housing Authority; Alexander Gorlin, FAIA, architect of Nehemiah Spring Creek, the Brook, and other innovative affordable housing complexes; Gwendolyn Wright, professor architecture, history, and art history, Columbia University; Joseph Heathcott, associate professor of urban studies, The New School; Carol Lamberg, former executive director, Settlement Housing Fund.
   East Village, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Arlene Heyman reads from her book Scary Old Sex


In this stunning, taboo-breaking debut, author and psychiatrist Arlene Heyman gives us what really goes on in people's minds, relationships, and beds. A woman goes about certain rituals of sex with her second husband, sharing the bed with ghosts of her past. A middle-aged woman struggles with the decline of her mother. A man finds that his father has died while in the midst of extra-marital sex.
   Upper West Side,
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7:00 pm
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Master Class | Cello Master Class with Steven Isserlis


Acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery, British cellist Steven Isserlis enjoys a distinguished career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, author, and broadcaster. As a concerto soloist, Isserlis appears regularly with the world's leading orchestras and conductors. ,br> He gives recitals every season in major musical centers. Unusually, he also directs chamber orchestras from the cello, in classical programs. As a chamber musician, he has curated series for many of the world's most famous festivals and venues. His diverse interests are reflected in an extensive and award-winning discography.
   Lincoln Square, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Is This Thing On?: Raising the Volume on Pro-Choice Voices


A celebration of expressions of reproductive freedom in the arts, hosted by the National Institute of Reproductive Health Action Fund. There will be music, comedy and so much more, as they focus on reproductive rights and why we need to raise our voices up today.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Public Speaking Workshop


With Natalie Rogers. If you have nightmares about speaking in public or you avoid it completely come to this innovative Talkpower “Panic Clinic For Public Speaking" mini-workshop and change your life.
   Midtown, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Remembering the Women of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire


Annie Nicholas, an eighteen-year-old Russian Jewish immigrant, worked as a button-maker at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Tragically, on March 25, 1911, she and 145 other workers – mainly Italian and Jewish young women – died as a fire broke out on the factory floors. Debbie Wells, Co-Founder and Partner of Artful Circle, relates the story of her husband’s family who are descendants of Annie Nicholas, and traces how the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire sparked the rise of the labor union movement and fire safety regulations in America.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Film | Roman Štětina's Lost Case (2014): Czech Film Essay


This film essay reuses footage of the TV series Columbo, shot between 1968 and 2003. Štětina created a poetic non-verbal narrative, which investigates the boundaries between the character of the famous detective and the actual actor, Peter Falk.
   Upper East Side, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | The Family We Make: 3 Young Writers Discuss


Three young, up-and-coming writers explore the theme of what makes a family. The characters in Kristopher Jansma's Why We Came to the City, Jacob Rubin's The Poser and Marie-Helene Bertino's 2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas share common experiences as they find their own authentic voice by seeking friendship, identity, love and acceptance.
   Upper East Side,
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Women Art Critics in the Age of the Internet


A panel with Amy Lipton, Jill Conner, Kara Rooney, and Sharon Butler.
   Midtown, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Concert | An 11-member saxophone ensemble performs works by Mendelssohn, Barber, Piazzolla, Schubert, Bach, and more


Program: Felix Mendelssohn Bartoldi Overture a Vent Op.24 Franz Schubert String Quartet No.14 in D minor Astor Piazzolla Libertango Raymond Decancq Playful Quartet Astor Piazzolla Violin tango Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg’s Concerto No.2 BWV 1047 Jacob Ter Veldhuis Heartbreakers Samuel Barber Adagio for Strings Henk and Marleen Huizinga Desierto Johan de Meij Moment for Morricone Allan Botchinsky Toot Your Roots Amalia Rodrigues Nem as Paredes Confesso Leonard Bernstein Maria – America Astor Piazzolla Balada para un Loco Henk van Twillert and Vento do Norte are part of an ensemble of 11 passionate and highly talented saxophonists who combine a modern vision of chamber music, ranging from classical and modern to contemporary with unique interpretations. On stage they are a breathtaking and fun experience.
   Midtown, New York, NY
7:30 pm
Free

Talk | Composer Esa-Pekka Salonen discusses Karawane, his first major work in years


This homage to Hugo Ball’s poem “Karawane” and the spirit of Dada, the radical art movement founded 100 years ago, addresses the question of meaning in music.
   Lincoln Square,
7:30 pm
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Theater | New Voices Playwrights Festival: I Broke a Plate by Zach Weed


Harry broke a plate – and now everything of importance in his life has started to crumble. Everything. Shades of Kafka and the Book of Job color this darkly comic world, where the smallest twist of fate can lead to catastrophe. This event takes place March 16-19.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
8:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Photoshop for Beginners


Learn how to enhance photos using the number 1 photo editing software in the world; Adobe Photoshop. In this class you learn the features of Photoshop and learn about layers and use them to manipulate images to your desire. Class is conducted on Macintosh computers.
   Midtown,
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8:30 pm
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Performance | Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show


Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza!
   Lower East Side, New York, NY
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9:00 pm
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